Recommend a computer game (PC)

[Quercus]

Games I like:

* Everquest. I played this way to much for way to long. I stopped about a year ago. I played some World of Warcraft and Everquest 2. Couldn't get into them. Don't think I'm looking for the super time commitment of another one of these just yet.

* Empire Earth. Probably played more of this RTS than any other (though Starcraft was probably close.) I like RTS games, but sometimes all the clicking makes my mouse hand start hurting like hell.

* Battlefield 2. My most recent acquisition. Very fun game, though just logging on as some random guy playing with a bunch of other random people means I'm probably missing some of the more intense tactical elements of the game. I'm also in my mid thirties, which means I simply can't match the reflexes of most 18 year olds (not that mine are horrid though).

* Poker. Love poker. On a bit of a hiatus to recharge the batteries.

* Warcraft 3. Loved the team versus team play in this one.

* Civilization 1 and 3. Played way too much of these games. Only complaint was the tedium of the middle/end game.

* Half-life. Loved the single player game + single player expansions. Never could get into multiple player variants.

I have a decent system, should be able to run anything available fairly well.

What should I buy?

[istewart]

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Half-life. Loved the single player game + single player expansions. Never could get into multiple player variants.

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wtf?

[wayabvpar]

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* Half-life. Loved the single player game + single player expansions. Never could get into multiple player variants

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Have you played HL2?

Other suggestions-
Pirates!
Vampire: Redemption
GTA:SA

[swede123]

Check out Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. A RTS that came out last year, it's reminiscent of Warcraft 3 and Starcraft. It's heavily weighed towards online multiplayer though, so if you are looking for single player campaign stuff there isn't that much there. Sometime next month look for Shattered Union, another RTS set in a modern day second U.S. civil war. It looks promising. Then there's of course Ages of Empire 3 to look forward to.

If you haven't looked at them yet take a peak at Doom 3 and Half Life 2. Both are pretty neat as far as FPS goes.

I can't give you much advice for online RPG, as I don't play these.

Swede

[Quercus]

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* Half-life. Loved the single player game + single player expansions. Never could get into multiple player variants

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Have you played HL2?

Other suggestions-
Pirates!
Vampire: Redemption
GTA:SA

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Brother had a copy of HL2 he was showing me. Looked fantastic, didn't make me want to run out and buy a copy though. At least the level he was on looked amazingly frustrating - of course, he might just suck at it.

Played the original Pirates! when it came out, loved it. Read that the sequel was repetitive though. Is it fun enough to overcome?

Vampire: Redemption. Is this anything like Vampire: Masquerade? I played that one, and I *think* I remember liking it, all though it seemed pretty short.

GTA - played the original when it came out. Couldn't get into the thug life.

[wayabvpar]

HL2 does have some frustrating areas- buy the strat guide and it will help you past the hair-pulling parts.

I played the original Pirates! constantly in my youth. I think the new version is just as good, with some nice new features. Well worth the investment, IMHO.

Vampire: Redemption is the sequel to The Masquerade. It is a FAR superior game to the first game. It uses the HL2 engine, so it looks fantastic, and it is very well written as well. Many people play through it several times to see how it plays with different character types.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 & 2
Call of Duty and expansion

[bdohaney]

If you like immersive RPG games, with lots of stuff to do in them, try Morrowind. A bit old, but top notch still. I just recently started over on it myself.

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If you like immersive RPG games, with lots of stuff to do in them, try Morrowind. A bit old, but top notch still. I just recently started over on it myself.

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I just bought Morrowind myself, and I can't get into it. It mostly has to do with the combat system. Also, the Fed Ex type quests can be kinda boring... It's almost like playing in a MMORPG in single player mode. I prefer my sing player RPGs to have more of an epic storyline, a la Final Fantasy.

[Quercus]

Bought Morrowind when it came out. Liked it well enough, but I find I like just a bit more plot mixed in.

I like the RPG genre quite a bit. Wasteland, Fallout, and Betrayal of Krondor probably be the highpoints that I've played for single player RPG. Vampire sounds promising...

[Happy Hour]

I'll second the suggestion for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The first one anyway. Great game.

[durron597]

Star Control 2 (http://sc2.sourceforge.net/) Single player awesome RPG, and it's free.

[YourFoxyGrandma]

I'll assume that you've played Starcraft, but in case not, awesome game. Far better than Warcraft 3, in my opinion. You can probably pick it up for $10.

I'll echo HL2, as well. Probably the best game I've played ever. Not overrated in any way.

[Lawrence Ng]

Guild Wars is good to get into.

Lawrence

[AngryCola]

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Bought Morrowind when it came out. Liked it well enough, but I find I like just a bit more plot mixed in.

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Coffee?!?!

Morrowind has a full and great plot, IMO. I've played a lot of RPGs throughout the years, and MW is easily in my top 5. To say it didn't have much plot is basically saying you never really gave the game a chance. Either that, or you are just saying you prefer linear RPGs like the Final Fantasy series. I love FF games, too. In fact, I'm a huge nerd about them. But their linear nature does irriate me sometimes.

The combat system is the only real problem in Morrowind. For those who, like me, took issue with the combat, the upcoming Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion should definitely please you.

As for Half-Life 2...
If you like action FPS games at all, it's easily the best.

[AngryCola]

Lawrence Ng:
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Guild Wars

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Meh. I recently tried this game at a friends place, and I'm not a fan. It's not even a real MMORPG. Maybe that's a good thing, though, as the OP stated he didn't really want to play another MMO game.

YourFoxyGrandma:
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I'll assume that you've played Starcraft, but in case not, awesome game. Far better than Warcraft 3, in my opinion

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W3 is good, but I could never love it as much as Starcraft. I always felt constricted in W3 due to the lower number of units you could have at a time. It definitely works well as the best RTS/RPG hybrid I've ever played, but I prefer the pure RTS play of Starcraft and War2.

:impatiently waiting for Starcraft 2:

[TStoneMBD]

i purchased morrowind for the xbox about a year ago and was one of the few games i really got into. i tried to play it without a manual and got to a point in which i had like 17k swords and the best body armor in the world through my trait as a thief.

however, i wasnt strong enough to destroy creatures inside of the dragon mountain or whatever its called. i found out that you really need to join guilds and do their slave work for hardly any money. i couldnt figure out how to do half the missions and pretty much gave up on the game once there was nothing left to steal. i had literally pillaged almost every store in every town and village outside of the mountain.